She's home but can't find her heart, She cries in fear of the loss of her art I've heard the thoughts and well-wishes, keep the hopes and prayers. Hundreds of strangers come forward, I stand skeptic of these heartfelt affairs She burns while the bedside flowers Wilt, she bleeds as the backs slowly turn Some people fade faster than they grow, My branches will hold you until your last note You'll always look the same While Distorted by disease people tend To flee, you'll always look the same to me You're more than a patient, a person not a stat, you stand far from Average we've always known that It may seem discouraging to see others go, They're not bad people they just fear the road It will take time to let this sink in, I will stand beside you while things look thin The ache will not out last your Stride, the wound can not dissuade your fight This misery, hardship and grief is not yours Alone, life involves pain, you have not been singled out The good life is not one immune to agony, Suffering contributes, you are stronger now You will not fade faster than you grow, My branches will hold you until your last note